Flying-machine.



A. H. FRIBDEL.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 28, 1909.

- Patented Aug. 16,1910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1. 6 17 g A. H. PRIEDEL.

A FLYING MACHINE.

4APPLIOMION FILED AUG. 2s, 1909.

Patented Aug. 16, 1910 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Witwen@ 2l A. H. PRIEDEL.

FLYING MACHINE.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 2a, 1909.

967,359; l Patented. Aug. 16,1910.

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.veitizen of il e QF BALTXFJLORE, MARYLANI).

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Re it known that l, .ALBERT ll. Filmen, llnterl States, residing at Bel timore, State of llaryland, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Flying-lifteohnes, oi which the following ie epeeitieeton. V

This invention eomprehencls certain new and useful improvements in flying machines of the heavier than nir type and the leven tion lies for its primary object a, machine of e ehereeten which 'will ne light, strong enfl (tumble, exposing a inzxxinnnn amounto superlieiel aree Without occupying :my Considerable amount of ground epeeewhen at restn And lille invention has ,for :i fun the?? obfet e machine of this ehnrmlter in Steering end equililn'inm which tlie verlo i'eetori'i'lgg device," a Single operator n'onzltecl upon one oi' the lioriz/zontal planes of the machine.

lflitlii these enel other objects in View are will more :fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention Consists in Certain Constructions, errangeinenie and combinations ot' the parts'tliet l shell hereinafter lolly leserlbe enel claim.v

For full lmdereteniling o3" the invention, reference, is to lie llzul te the following leseription .und iieeimxmrn/ ing drewinge in "einen Figure iS perspective View oli' a flying moelni'le constructed in accordance wien my preeent invention; Fig. 2 le a side elevation izliereoil l, lg'. is :i liori '13m/ital sectional View, the Section lise-,ine lelie-n on the line Ill-55 of lf: E2; i nfl Y n lel'eil treneveree eee ling :mtl lille www are feerrel'l nullen-leo in all me viewer ol tlm :leconmenge YV Sik l' 7.

'tion elnloo f y be easily ermtrolled by l l, eeeomgmnving Speciceoon of Letters Patent. Application lec August 2S, 1969.

Patented Ang, le?, lllu eriel No. 5,934.

posed plone l which extends downwardly throughout practically the entire machine, loro inclined planes 2 which extend laterally and upwardly from the upper edge of the plane l, two vertical planes; 3 which extend upwardly from the outer edge of the planes 2, and laterally and, downwardly extending planes 4 which also project 'from the out-er edges of the reepeetive pla-nes 2. l

Rach the planes 3 and, et includes pvotefl Steering eeetione that are designated 5, o? Y? S, 9, 10, lil :inclv l2 respectively. The pirotetl plane eee-tiene 7 and 8 are mounted to more about vertical axes to one side or the other of the planes 8, while the sections 9, l() ll. enel l2 are n'xonntefl to move et.

the pleines 3. ist ille forward 'upper corners' thereof enel that corals or ealolee levare seerlrecl it their liront enfle to 'the Sections 5 and l and pees over arms 13, ilienee downwardly and over pnl.- leys carried liv the arme l5 enfl finally pass aronwl the drinn lll. @ther cords or cables l nre {zonnet-,tell lo the free enfle of the. seetione G nml :mel said cords 1T lare also oenneetecl to the corde lll: as shown, whereby when the drum lt? le t'zirned in one direction, or the reverse, the Wing- 3 5, 67 'l' :incl 8 will all be swung in tlv, #eine direction. A Similar zurz'mgement controle the sections 9, l0: vlll enel lf2, For inetnnoe it will. be that the eolrle or cables 18 are connected to the eeeliiene il and l0 :mel that ether Corde lll iro emfriell by lille arme l5 and also wind upon the rlrnm l. ll'enee it will lie Seen tlmt lng turning miel flrnni in one tlireetion or fliege inni/*alie eeetione mbo-ve l l muy lle swung in the lle/simil ell- 'nie portion or the innelaine also r nerim' il. plaine 2U which interJl A ol this jizz F20 a movable Section elllebenlielly g ol levee-Shoe elmpe :ze imlieelied :it To move lil'aie section 2l up and flown, securel it an upwardly extending oord or cable incl lovmverdly extenflig eoicl er eelile lt will loe notecl 'pulleys carried oy the,

j, imineel'erl lo the eeetione .l0 enel l2 :incl

23. rIhe cable 22 extends forwardly and over a pulley 24 which is carried by an arm y to'a hand lever 27 fulcrumed intermediate of its ends on the main horizontal plane near the front edge thereof. The cord or cable 23 extends downwardly and forwardly \over a pulley carried by Van arm 28 similar tothe arm 25 and' thence extends forwardly and upwardly over a pulley 29 to the'lower arm of the hand lever 27 as indicated at 30. Movably connected to the front edge of the plane 20 is a horizontally disposed section 31 which is substantially of the same transverse extent as the plane 20 and which is spaced-therefrom to provide clearance for the propellers 32. Upper and lower cords '33`are connected tothe arm 34 that projects upwardly and downwardly from the section 31, the said cords 33 assing rearwardly over pulleys 35 and being secured to the upper and vlower arms of the hand lever 27 By this means it will be understood that by l moving the hand lever 27.in one direction or the reverse, the horse shoe shaped section 21 and the front section 31 maybe mpved'in opposite .directions -so as to assist vin the rlsing or descending movement of the machine while in flight.

As bestseen in Fig. 1, the main vertical plane-1 extends downwardly below the main horizontal plane 20;- Underneath the plane 2O and spaced therefrom are two pairs 'of vertical*V and horizontal longitudinally extending planes bisecting yeach other, said ymirs being Alocated on opposite sides of the main-vertical planeV 1 and being designated respectively 36 and 37. These planes 36 and '37 are tiltably connected by braces to the from as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. The planes 36 and37 terminate short of therear edge of the main vertical plane 1 and to the rfar ends of said planes 36 and 37, movable i rudder sections 38 are connected, said sections also embodying horizontal and vertical planes bisecting each other. In order to -move these ysections 38, each one has secured toits rear end a cable 39 which extends up.-

' wardly over'a `pulley 40 to the hand lever 27. Another cord or cable 41 is secured to the rear end of the section 38 and extends downwardly and .forwardly over a pulley 42 thence upwardly to-thelower arm of the T1420 hand lever '27. Secured to and movable 6 with the rear end of each movable section v38 is a spreading device 43 which embodies retarding sections that are V-shaped in cross section and that are adapted to b'e spread out after the manner of an umbrella. They are so connected at their front ends to the rear ends of the sections`38 that their rear ends may be spread apart from each other' slides on a rod 46 which forms the central brace of the section 38 which projects rear' wardly therefrom.

the collar 45 to. which they are connected o spread the rear ends'of the sections 43 apart.

A cord or cable 47 lis connected to one or more of the arms 44 and By movingvthe rudder section 38 the lmaa chine may be assisted in being steered, while at the same time, the spreading apart of the rear ends of the V-shaped sectionswhichf' form part of .the spreading retarding device 4 3 will not only further assist in the steering operation, but will when desired, serve to retard the forward movement of themachine and thereby tendl to bring the same to a standstill, if for instance, one of the re# tarding devices b'e s read, and the other remainfcontra'cted. spring 48 tends to draw such rear ends inwardly. As the cords 47 come toa common point they arev connected by a lcord or cable 49 to the rear edge of the horse shoeshaped section Y21 so that "as said section is moved up or down, the

section 43 will be opened or ermitted to close.- The A central lon itudinal y extending brace'rod 50 ofthe p ane 1 projects rearwardly between and beyond the two sets of spreading devices 43 and has secured to it y by universal joint, a rudder sec-Y'l preferab tion 5,1.` Thls section is connected by a cord 52, to the rear edge of the section 21 and is also colmected by another cord 53 to the cord 49, so that the up and down movement of the section 2l will impart Amovement't'o the section 51. This portion of the machine 7 just described, also embodies sde'wings54. These are connectedv to the side edges of the planes 36 and 37 and may be 4moved upwardlyby means of cords 55 connected to l the cords 39 and may be moved downwardly by cords- 56 connected tothe cords 41 at opposite sides of the machine respectively.'

The plane lextends -downwardlyvbelow the `lanes 36 and 37 and is connected to ther mid le of a framework 57 embodying any desired number of box 4likefra-mes extending kin of cloth, the-samebeing mounted upon longitudinally and covered with silk or anyV a ground supporting framework 58, carried .by the front and rear wheels 59. This lower#4 I most framework has a space 60 for the motors 61, the drive shafts'of which are conected to the countershafts62 which runthe lower front and rear propellers 63.` `vThe upper front propellers 32 are connected to the shafts 62 by sprocket chains 64 or the like. In connection with this lowermost portion of the machine, there are laterally Aexeer,

wings o5 which may be .moved -trout and. rear or up and down in any desired direction by any desired means. This por "tionoif the. nfiachine,y as best seen in Fig. 3, embodies upwardly and downwardly nuoving; wings on vwhich are connected to. the framework at their liront edges, .nieveineints of said being free and limited by upper and lower stops 66E.

87 designates rndders which have a 'universal jointconnection with the shalt 62 at the rear ends ol' the latter. ills best seen in llig. S3 each oil the rudders (i7 may be inoved upwardlyby means of a cord or cable 68 'which is connected thereto and which is also connected to the cord or cable 39, and each of these rudders 67 may be moved downwardly by means of a cord or cable 69 which is secured thereto and which extends downwardly and forwardly over a pulley 70, said cord 69 being connected to thecable 56 as indicated at 7l.

It will be understood that the box-like frames -which compose the 'framework 57 arc arranged in 'liront and rear-sections, thel front section beingl capable ol" being shifted or moved upwardly or downwardly asfdesii-ed. lt Vis also to be. understood that the laterally extending wings 65 have cables connected thereto as illustrated in the-drawings, and that their tips also fhave cables connected' thereto, these several cables being connected to the hand lever which Vmoves the other parts as hereinbefore described, or to any other hand lever whereby the 'tips may be raised or lowered, or the wing as a whole raised or lowered.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. ln a flying machine, horizontal and vertical planes bisecting each other, means for propelling the machine, outwardly-and upwardly projecting' planes secured to theA upper edge of the vertical plane, outwardly 'and downwardly projecting planes secured to the outer ends of the upwardly and outwardly projecting planes, vertically extend-- lng planes secured to the upwardly and outwardly projecting planes at theouter ends thereof, laterally movable sections carried by said last named planes and nu fable sections carried by the outwardly and downwardly, projecting planes, and means for moving' said sections.

2. ln a flying machine, horizontal and vertical planes bisecting each other, means :t'or propelling the machine7- outwardly and `upwardly projecting planes secured to the upper edge ot the vertical plano, outwardly and downwardly .projecting planes secured to the outer ends of the upwardly and outwardly projecting; planes, vertically exten-(l ing planes secured to the upwardly and ontA wardly projecting. planes at the outer ends thereof, laterally movable sections carried are can by said last named planes and movable sections carried by the outwardly and downwardly projecting` planes, and means .for

moving said sections simultaneously.

3. ln a flying machine, horizontal and verticall planes bisecting,` each other, means for propelling; the machine, outwardly and upwardly projectingl planes secured to the upper edge ot the vertical planeoutwardly and downwardly projecting planessecured to the outer ends of the upwardly and out-- wardly prop-:clingl planes, vertically extending` planes secured to the upwardly .and outwardly projecting planesat the outer ends thereof, laterally movable sections carried by said last named planes .and movable sections carried by the outwardly and downwardly projecting planes, means forrnoving said sections, cables connected to said sections for moving the same, and an operating drum around which said cables wind.

il. lin allying machine, the combination with a main supporting framework includ ing a horizontal and a vertical plane, a horseshoe shaped section connected to the rear end oi? the horizontal plane, a vertically disposed movable section connected to the rear end of the vertical plane within the arc of said rear section, and means for Inoving said sections.

5. ln a flying machine, the combination' with the main supporting framework ernbodying a vertical plane, of two pairs off longitudinally extending' planes arranged including a vertical plane and a horizontal plane bisectingeach other, movable sections connected at their front ends to-the rear ends of said last named planes, and means for moving said sections.

(S. ln a liying'niachine, the combination of vertical and horizontal planes connected together, a` series of box like' structures connected to the lower end of the vertical on opposite sides of said vertical plane each loo los ilaneshafts mounted in said structures, l i

front and rear p ropellers carried by said shafts, propellers journaled on the said horizontal plane above said structures, and an operative connection between said' ,shaft-s and said last named propellers.

7. 'l`he-co1fnbination with a main supporting framework, ofy rudder sections 38 pivot ally connected to the framework, means for moving said rudder sections' as a whole, and

spreading,l devices carried by the rudder ,secf

tions 38, each of said supportingdevicesv embodying ll-shaped sections that are pivotally connected at their front ends to thev rudder section 38, so that the ends of said each other, spreader arms connected to said luf-shaped sections, a supporting rod, a collar`` mounted to slide on said rod and connected to the su pporting arms, and means for mov-- ing said collar.

qV-slniped sections may be spread apart from 8. In a flying maiohine, the combination ing the rer'ends of said V-sha-pe sections 10 with amain supporting framework embodying a vertical plane, of two pairs of longitudinally extending planes arranged on opposite sides of Said vertical plane, movable sections V-shape in cross section, connected at their front ends to the rear ends of said last named planes, means for moving Said sections es a -vhoie, and means for spreadapart. In testimon whereof I affix my slgnature 1n presence o two Wlbnesses. V

, ALBERT HUGO FRIEDEL. IL. 8.]

` Witnesses: Y

W. N. WooDsoN, FREDERICK S. STITT. 

